Climate change has significant social, economic and legal implications for local government. Cockburn is already experiencing the effects with increased coastal erosion, higher summer temperatures, more severe heatwaves and a longer bushfire season. The City has a critical role in responding to climate change through its responsibilities for land use planning, emergency management, ownership of public infrastructure and delivery of community services.
The vision of this strategy is for the City of Cockburn to continue to be a leader in climate resilience and sustainability. Council aspires to become a carbon neutral City and commit to working with the community to adapt to the changing climate.
The City sought leadership direction from the community on how to create a sustainable and climate resilient future. The community shared their vision, aspirations and insights on actions they can take for a better tomorrow. The City has used this vision to develop a resilience roadmap with 14 objectives to achieve carbon neutrality and increase our adaptive capacity.
